Minor example: I can't find the reference now, but he was rather haughtily predicting that the stock markets that declined after Trump was elected would "never" recover.

Then stories like this one started coming out as the markets began setting record highs in recent days...

EDIT: Found it!

It really does now look like President Donald J. Trump, and markets are plunging. When might we expect them to recover?

Frankly, I find it hard to care much, even though this is my specialty. The disaster for America and the world has so many aspects that the economic ramifications are way down my list of things to fear.

Still, I guess people want an answer: If the question is when markets will recover, a first-pass answer is never.

Alright folks. We're just about two weeks away from election day. Let's have a little forecasting competition to see who can generate the most accurate electoral map. Winner will get the warm satisfaction of being able to say "I told you so."

If you're interested in participating, head to 270towin and create an electoral map to your liking. Once you've completed it, click 'share' then post the link it generates in response to this comment.

When I see this type of argument, it usually refers to things such as the right of states to discourage black people from voting.

This is a position you should disabuse yourself of. Most people aren't interested in oppressing minorities, and the assumption that a policy is being put forward to do just that is terribly bad faith and has no logical basis.

Out of curiosity, are there any specific issues you had in mind where greater states's rights would further accomplish the goals set forth in the preamble?

"A more perfect union" is one where the federal government does not have so much power, and where states are able to be those sorts of "laboratories" for ideas and policies where people are able to prioritize their needs.

This is a position you should disabuse yourself of. Most people aren't interested in oppressing minorities, and the assumption that a policy is being put forward to do just that is terribly bad faith and has no logical basis.

Could you give some examples, then? I am curious as well.

Obviously most people aren't interested in oppressing minorities, but it's by no means rare historically, especially among elected officials with agendas. It's fair to say it's bad faith to assume, but it's not unreasonable to be suspicious.

It's rare today. Historically, you're correct, but people are not arguing for voter ID to keep black people away from the polls. People don't want to ban marijuana because black people smoke it. It's about safety and security for proponents.

Hmmm, Im not so sure about that. Look at the recent North Carolina voter ID law that was struck down, which a federal court explicitly said was 'passed with racially discriminatory intent'. It seems lawmakers specifically crafted the bill by examining race-based voting patterns.

According to the polls Trump should have been out of the picture 6 months ago... You have to stop thinking about this man in terms of traditional politics, it clearly doesn't work that way. Yesterday he said that Obama founded ISIS, yet his supporters are loving him even more. Imagine that happening in any other election. You can call my comment low effort if you want to ignore the truth, but at some point you have to realize that what I said is accurate.

Yes, it is hacking. There is no real debate about that. But Trump did not encourage the hacking, he just said, if you've got it, release it. Since Clinton claims this is not classified or even government related communication material, why would it be espionage?

I think the public interest vastly outweighs any negligible privacy interest she has (as an ethical and political, not legal matter). I would like to see them.

The point is that asking hackers to release stolen data is encouraging and supporting an illegal act of hostility - hacking US politicians in an attempt to influence the election - in order to personally benefit his own political outlook.

Good points - buuuuuuut, Dumbledore had the elder wand, which was even more ancient and powerful than either. I think this puts him solidly ahead. Hence why he had to be tricked into getting trapped in the mirror instead of fought head on

Hmmm, I seem to recall that this was different in hpmor, but now I can't find a source for that. In some old discussion of the peverell brothers death prophecy, I thought the conclusion was that they lived centuries before the hogwarts founders, which was a marked difference from canon.

I mean, basically every state went for either to Democratic or Republican Party an there are only twenty one states highlighted. Seeing as the states were divided 44% to 56%, it would be expected that roughly half went for both.

You do realize that date was a joke right? Seriously can't tell... The volume and issue point to a time in 2007. Not that prophetic when there 6 or 7 years to work with. I'm not the sharpest bowling ball but I just wanna make sure I'm not crazy.

Edit - the Internet has whispered some truths to me and this was indeed written in 2001 it would seem. The volume threw me off. Probably no rhyme or reason to their volumes anyway. That'd be typical onion style.

They've studied people experiencing anxiety and also people experiencing excitement. The physical manifestations are exactly the same. The only difference was how that person chose to interpret the situation they were in.

Bi-partisan legislation was coming out of the House. Everything died in the Senate as Reid wouldn't bring anything to a vote or offer up amendments that the President wasn't interested in signing. The President is divisive and a requirement that he like something in order for it to get a vote was an almost insurmountable barrier to getting anything done.

Another possibility I haven't seen: "Jaqen" was a random criminal arrested for some crime and thrown into the dungeon. Then a faceless man, for whatever reason, comes along and wants to head towards the wall undercover. What does he do? Change his face, kill a random anonymous prisoner who has been tapped to be sent to the Wall, and assume his identity. Rorge and biter already know/respect the criminal jaqen, and our favorite faceless man inherits this along with his new face and identity. When Yoren's group gets attacked and disbands, he hangs around to help Arya, then immediately changes faces again - "Jaqen" is useless to him at that point.

The fact is, we don't know anything about Jaqen, because we don't know when he actually shows up...

Pretty simple one, but it still kind of tickles my brain trying to picture it, and it's good for non-maths people.

If you were to tie a string tight around a soccer ball, and then added 1 metre of string, there would be a ~16cm gap. If you tied a string around the Earth, then added 1 metre of string, there would be a ~16cm gap.

Since C=2(pi)(r), a change in circumference results in a change in radius by a factor of 1/(2*pi), regardless of the initial dimensions.

I'm not Paul, but I'd like to point out that in the book there is a very specific meaning when they refer to "toxins" - it is not some mystical unknown substance that some people use it as, but actual molecules found in some foods that can have negative effects on health.

I would agree eating more carbohydrate is a good idea at this point, to at least 100 grams a day of starch (or more) from foods like potatoes and sweet potatoes. You could also try eating white rice as well - it seems to be the least harmful grain, and is generally much less problematic than gluten grains.